Crock Pot Gluten Free Lasagna
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or cooked chicken
1/2 cup diced white onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 whole egg
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
6 uncooked gluten free lasagna noodles (I like Deboles brand the best. You can find it at Whole Foods or most natural foods sections of any local grocery store)
Directions:
1. In a large skillet brown beef and onion. Add garlic and cook for one minute. Drain.
2. Add spaghetti sauce and water and simmer for about 5 minutes
3. Mix ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, 2 Tablespoons parmesan, egg and parsley
4. Assemble: Pour 1 cup of spaghetti meat sauce into a 4-6 quart sized slow cooker. Place half of the noodles and 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the sauce. Cover with 1 1/4 cups meat sauce. Top with more noodles (if the noodles don't fit exactly you can break them to fit), cheese mixture and meat sauce. Repeat this process one more time to make a third layer.
5. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until noodles are soft. 10 minutes before serving sprinkle with 1/2 cup of mozzarella and remaining parmesan. Cover with the lid to melt the cheese.
* Tip: Do not overcook and don't try to speed up the process by cooking on high.
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 4 hrs 15 min
Serves: 10
*This recipe was adapted from a recipe found on The Girl Who Ate Everything
*Make sure to check out Poor and Gluten Free for more delicious gluten free recipes!
*Make sure to check out Poor and Gluten Free for more delicious gluten free recipes!
I didn't know GF lasagna noodles existed or that you could make it in a slow cooker!! Teaching me new things ;)
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DeleteI'm going to be posting a lasagna recipe soon too! This looks great though!
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DeleteSo many people have more options for eating gluten free nowadays. Useful idea for busy people.
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DeleteHi. I wonder if any one has tried it in the casserole crock pot http://www.crock-pot.com/specialty/new!-casserole-crock%E2%84%A2-slow-cooker
ReplyDeleteThink that would change the cooking time? It would be more traditionally shaped. Thanks for your thoughts. and THANK YOU for the recipe. I will be doing it. Probably in more than one crock pot.
Hmm, I've never heard of a casserole crock pot. I'll have to try that out and let you know if I find out the cooking time. Hope you enjoy the recipe :)
DeleteI haven't tried your recipe yet but I hope to do so this weekend. The casserole crock pot is the greatest thing ever. Last night I had chicken thinghs and oven red potatoes awaiting me after swim team practice. The night before, salmon steaks, parmesan potatoes and asparagus. I just popped the salmon in the center, potatoes to the left & asparagus to the right and put it on high for maybe 4 hours. Every bit eaten. Prep time about 2 minutes. And that was coz I had to find scissors to open the bags of frozen potatoes and asparagus.
ReplyDeleteI have finally made the recipe in my casserole Crock Pot. (see link above). I've been married nearly 25 years and this is only the second time my Italian husband has suffered me to make lasagna. The first time he ate my lasagna out of true love. Then for 24+ years he did all the lasagna making. But today he wasn't home & would come home ravenous so I seized the opportunity to try your recipe.
ReplyDeleteHe had thirds. My son had seconds. And my youngest, who HATES ALL THINGS LASAGNA, not only helped make it, but actually had two portions. I declare it a winner.
Notes:
- Beef is a rare treat here. I used 20 oz ground turkey breast and 12 oz extremely lean ground beef.
- I used a jar of marinara sauce because that's what I had on hand.
- I used a mixture of DeBoles lasagna noodles and Tinkyada lasagna noodles, because that's what I had on hand.
- It took two cups of sauce to cover the bottom of the casserole crock.
- I used far more noodles because I can fit four per layer without breaking.
- I reduced the cooking time to ***only 3 hours***. It was done. The dimensions of the casserole Crock Pot are so different than a traditional slow cooker that I was not really surprised it cooked so much faster.
- I put a layer of four noodles on top with my last bit of sauce. That was a mistake. Those noodles got hard and crunchy. Tossed those noodles away but the rest of it was yummy.
Thank you for a winner of a recipe. I will do it again.